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CEP Discussion Paper
Have R&D Spillovers Changed? Nick Bloom, Brian Lucking and John Van Reenen
May 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1548:
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O33; F23

Tags: innovation; rd; patents; productivity and spillovers

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Lost Einsteins: who becomes an inventor in America? Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen
March 2018
Paper No' CEPCP522:
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CentrePiece 23 (1) Spring 2018

Tags: inventor; america; innovation

This article summarises ‘Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation’ by Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1519, December 2017.

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Cohesion Policy Incentives for Collaborative Industrial Research. The Evaluation of a Smart Specialisation Forerunner Programme Riccardo Crescenzi, Mara Giua and Guido de Blasio February 2018
Paper No' SERCDP0231:
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JEL Classification: O18; R11; R58

Tags: cohesion policy; smart specialisation; policy evaluation; innovation; european union

CEP Discussion Paper
The Social Origins of Inventors Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Ari Hyytinen and Otto Toivanen
December 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1522:
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JEL Classification: O31; I24; J18

Tags: inventors; innovation; social mobility; iq; education; parental background

This paper has been published as:
'On the Returns to Invention within Firms: Evidence from Finland', Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Ari Hyytinen and Otto Toivanen, AEA Papers and Proceedings, Volume 108, May 2018

CEP Discussion Paper
Who Becomes an Inventor in America? The Importance of Exposure to Innovation Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel, Neviana Petkova and John Van Reenen December 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1519:
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Tags: inventor; america; innovation

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In brief ... Where top science gets done Christian Helmers and Henry Overman
October 2017
Paper No' CEPCP515:
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CentrePiece 22 (3) Autumn 2017

Tags: synchrotron; location; innovation; patents

This article summarises ‘My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source', Christian Helmers and Henry Overman, SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper No. 131, March 2013.
This paper has been published as:
‘My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source’ by Christian Helmers and Henry Overman, Economic Journal, 127(604), September 2017.

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How universities boost economic growth Anna Valero and John Van Reenen
December 2016
Paper No' CEPCP488:
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CentrePiece 21 (3) Winter 2016

JEL Classification: I23; I25; J24; O10; O31

Tags: universities; growth; human capital; innovation

This article summarises ‘The Economic Impact of Universities: Evidence from Across the Globe’ by Anna Valero and John Van Reenen, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1444, August 2016.

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High-speed rail in China Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Xie
October 2016
Paper No' CEPCP484:
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

JEL Classification: O25; O33; O38

Tags: innovation; foreign technology transfer; knowledge spillover; china

This article summarises ‘International Technology Transfer and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from the High-Speed Rail Sector in China’ by Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Xie, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1393, December 2015.

CEP Discussion Paper
Colocation and Knowledge Diffusion: Evidence from Million Dollar Plants Christian Fons-Rosen, Vincenzo Scrutinio and Katalin Szemeredi August 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1447:
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JEL Classification: O3; R11; R12

Tags: productivity; innovation; knowledge diffusion

CEP Discussion Paper
The Economic Impact of Universities: Evidence from Across the Globe Anna Valero and John Van Reenen
August 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1444:
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JEL Classification: I23; I25; J24; O10; O31

Tags: universities; growth; human capital; innovation

CEP Discussion Paper
Do Tax Incentives for Research Increase Firm Innovation? An RD Design for R&D Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Elias Einiö, Ralf Martin, Kieu-Trang Nguyen and John Van Reenen March 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1413:
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; H23; H25; H32

Tags: r&d; patents; tax; innovation; regression discontinuity design

CEP Discussion Paper
International Technology Transfer and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from the High-Speed Rail Sector in China Yatang Lin, Yu Qin and Zhuan Zie December 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1393:
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JEL Classification: O25; O33; O38

Tags: innovation; foreign technology transfer; knowledge spillover; china

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Moving People with Ideas - Innovation, Inter-regional Mobility and Firm Heterogeneity Riccardo Crescenzi and Luisa Gagliardi
April 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0174:
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JEL Classification: O31; O15; J61; R23

Tags: innovation; labour mobility; inter-regional migration; spillovers

CEP Policy Analysis
The Impact of 'Clean Innovation' on Economic Growth: Evidence from the Transport and Energy Industries' Ralf Martin
November 2014
Paper No' CEPPA017:
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JEL Classification: O30; O44; Q54; Q55; Q58; H23

Tags: innovation spill-overs; climate change; growth; patents; clean technology; optimal climate policy

CEP Discussion Paper
Knowledge Spillovers from Clean and Dirty Technologies Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Ralf Martin and Myra Mohnen
September 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1300:
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JEL Classification: O30; O44; Q54; Q55; Q58; H23

Tags: innovation spill-overs; climate change; growth; patents; clean technology; optimal climate policy

CEP Special Report
Internationalization and Innovation of Firms: Evidence and Policy Carlo Altomonte, Tommaso Aquilante, Gábor Békés and Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano April 2014
Paper No' CEPSP032:
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JEL Classification: F13; F23; F68; O31; O38

Tags: internationalization; innovation; firm-level data; exports; foreign direct investment; outsourcing

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Impact of Better School Accessibility on Student outcomes Kenzo Asahi
March 2014
Paper No' SERCDP0156:
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JEL Classification: R42; H41; I29

Tags: school accessibility; subway; test scores; student achievement; transport innovations

CEP Discussion Paper
Trapped Factors and China's Impact on Global Growth Nicholas Bloom, Paul Romer, Stephen Terry and John Van Reenen
March 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1261:
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JEL Classification: D92; E22; D8; C23

Tags: innovation; trade; china; endogenous growth

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Do Inventors Talk to Strangers? On Proximity and Collaborative Knowledge Creation Riccardo Crescenzi, Max Nathan and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose January 2014
Paper No' SERCDP0153:
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JEL Classification: O31; O33; R11; R23

Tags: innovation; patents; proximities; cities; regions; knowledge spillovers; collaboration; ethnicity

This paper has been published as:
'Do Inventors Talk to Strangers? On Proximity and Collaborative Knowledge Creation', Riccardo Crescenzi, Max Nathan, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Research Policy, Volume 45, Issue 1, February 2016

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Here Be Startups: Exploring a young digital cluster in Inner East London Max Nathan and Emma Vandore
November 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0146:
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JEL Classification: L2; L52; M13; O18; O31; R11

Tags: digital economy; cities; clusters; innovation; london; silicon roundabout; tech city

This paper has been published as:
Here be startups: exploring London’s Tech City digital cluster by Max Nathan and Emma Vandore, Environment and Planning A, Volume 46, Issue 10 April 2014

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Cultural Diversity, Cities and Innovation: firm Effects or City Effects? Neil Lee
October 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0144:
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JEL Classification: J61; L21; M13; 011; 031; R23

Tags: cultural diversity; innovation; cities; smes; migration

CEP Discussion Paper
Innovation, Reallocation and Growth Daron Acemoglu, Ufuk Akcigit, Nicholas Bloom and William R. Kerr
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1216:
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JEL Classification: E02; L1; O31; O32; O33

Tags: industrial policy; productivity growth; innovation; r&d

CEP Discussion Paper
Patents and Cumulative Innovation: Causal Evidence from the Courts Alberto Galasso and Mark Schankerman
April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1205:
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JEL Classification: O33; O34; K41

Tags: patent rights; cumulative innovation; economics of innovation

This paper has been published as:
Patents and Cumulative Innovation: Causal Evidence from the Courts, Alberto Galasso and Mark Schankerman, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 130(1), February 2015.

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source Christian Helmers and Henry Overman March 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0131:
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JEL Classification: R12; R58; O31; O38

Tags: synchrotron; location; innovation; patents

This paper has been published as:
'My Precious! The Location and Diffusion of Scientific Research: Evidence from the Synchrotron Diamond Light Source', Christian Helmers and Henry G Overman, The Economic Journal, Volume 127, Issue 604,September 2017

CEP Discussion Paper
Fast-Tracking 'Green' Patent Applications: An Empirical Analysis Antoine Dechezleprêtre
March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1197:
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Tags: green patent application; green innovation; intellectual property; sustainable development

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Top Team Demographics, Innovation and Business Performance: Findings from English Firms and Cities 2008-9 Max Nathan
March 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0129:
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JEL Classification: J61; L21; M13; O11; O31; R23

Tags: cities; innovation; entrepreneurship; cultural diversity; migration; gender

CEP Discussion Paper
What are the Channels for Technology Sourcing? Panel Data Evidence from German Companies Dietmar Harhoff, Elisabeth Mueller and John Van Reenen March 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1193:
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JEL Classification: O32; O33

Tags: technology sourcing; knowledge spillovers; productivity; open innovation

This paper has been published as:
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2014, 204-224

CEP Discussion Paper
A Trapped Factors Model of Innovation Nicholas Bloom, Paul Romer, Stephen Terry and John Van Reenen
February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1189:
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JEL Classification: O33; F16; O38; J33

Tags: trade; innovation; china

CEP Discussion Paper
Survive Another Day: Using Changes in the Composition of Investments to Measure the Cost of Credit Constraints Luis Garicano and Claudia Steinwender February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1188:
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JEL Classification: O32; O33; G31; E32

Tags: financial crisis; credit constraints; innovation; investment choices

CEP Special Report
Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen January 2013
Paper No' CEPSP28:
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

CEP Discussion Paper
Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hemous, Ralf Martin and John Van Reenen November 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1178:
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JEL Classification: O3; O13; L62

Tags: climate change; innovation; directed technical change; automobiles

This paper has been published as:
Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical change: Evidence from the Auto Industry, Philippe Aghion, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, David Hemous, Ralf Martin, John Van Reenen, Journal of Political Economy, Volume 124, Issue 1, January 2016

CentrePiece Article
In brief: Two cheers for Anglo-Saxon financial markets? Philippe Aghion, John Van Reenen and Luigi Zingales
May 2012
Paper No' CEPCP372:
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

JEL Classification: O31; O32; O33; G20; G32

Tags: innovation; institutional ownership; career concerns; r&d; productivity

This article summarises 'Innovation and Institutional Ownership' by Philippe Aghion, John Van Reenen and Luigi Zingales, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 911, February 2009

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Skilled Migration Foster Innovative Performance? Evidence from British Local Areas Luisa Gagliardi
November 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0097:
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JEL Classification: O15; O31; I2; H22

Tags: innovation; migration; education; externalities

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
The Bright Side of Social Capital: How 'Bridging' Makes Italian Provinces More Innovative Riccardo Crescenzi, Luisa Gagliardi and Marco Percoco November 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0096:
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JEL Classification: O31; O33; R15

Tags: innovation; social capital; knowledge transfer; regional development

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In brief...Cotton and Cars: the Huge Gains from Process Innovation Tim Leunig and Joachim Voth
October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP347:
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CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011

JEL Classification: N22;N24;O31;O40

Tags: process innovations; new goods; welfare; consumer surplus; mechanisation; mass production; automobiles; cotton; industrial revolution; second industrial revolution

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Ethnic Inventors, Diversity and Innovation in the UK: Evidence from Patents Microdata Max Nathan
October 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0092:
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JEL Classification: J15; J24; J61; M13; O3; R11; R23

Tags: ethnic inventors; innovation; patents; cultural diversity; diasporas; cities

This paper has been published as:
Same difference? Minority ethnic inventors, diversity and innovation in the UK, Max Nathan, Journal of Economic Geography Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2015

CEP Discussion Paper
Trading and Enforcing Patent Rights Alberto Galasso, Mark Schankerman and Carlos J. Serrano
August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1072:
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JEL Classification: K41; H24; O32; O34

Tags: patents; litigation; market for innovation; capital gains taxation

CEP Discussion Paper
Spinning Welfare: the Gains from Process Innovation in Cotton and Car Production Tim Leunig and Joachim Voth
May 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1050:
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JEL Classification: N22; N24; O31; O40

Tags: process innovations; new goods; welfare; consumer surplus; mechanisation; mass production; automobiles; cotton; industrial revolution; second industrial revolution

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
If We Build, Will They Pay? Predicting Property Price Effects of Transport Innovations Gabriel Ahlfeldt
March 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0075:
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JEL Classification: H43; R40; R58

Tags: property prices; hedonic analysis; transport innovations; gravity equation

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
R&D, Innovation and Exporting Richard Harris and John Moffat
March 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0073:
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JEL Classification: C35; O32; R11

Tags: r&d; innovation; exporting; endogeneity

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Cultural Diversity Help Innovation in Cities: Evidence from London Firms Neil Lee and Max Nathan
February 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0069:
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JEL Classification: J61; L21; M13; O11; O31; R23

Tags: cities; innovation; entrepreneurship; cultural diversity; migration; london

This paper has been published as:
Cultural Diversity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Firm-level Evidence from London by Max Nathan and Neil Lee, Economic Geography Volume 89, Issue 4, October 2013

CEP Discussion Paper
The Long-Term Effect of Digital Innovation on Bank Performance: An Empirical Study of SWIFT Adoption in Financial Services Susan Scott, John Van Reenen and Markos Zachariadis August 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0992:
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JEL Classification: O33; N20

Tags: technology adoption; bank performance; financial services; network innovation; swift

This paper has been published as:
'The long-term effect of digital innovation on bank performance: an empirical study of SWIFT adoption in financial services', Susan V Scott, John Van Reenen and Markos Zachariadis, Research Policy Volume 46, Issue 5, June 2017

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Stars and Comets: An Exploration of the Patent Universe Carlo Menon
November 2009
Paper No' SERCDP0037:
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JEL Classification: R10; O31

Tags: localized knowledge spillovers; patents; innovation

CEP Discussion Paper
How Does Innovation Affect Worker Well-being? Erling Barth, Alex Bryson and Harald Dale-Olsen
October 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0953:
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JEL Classification: J28; J51; J81; L23; O31

Tags: innovation; well-being; job satisfaction; trade unions

CEP Discussion Paper
Innovation and Institutional Ownership Philippe Aghion, John Van Reenen and Luigi Zingales
February 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0911:
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O33; G20; G32

Tags: innovation; institutional ownership; career concerns; r&d; productivity

This paper has been published as:
American Economic Review 2013, 103(1): 277–304

CEP Discussion Paper
Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman
October 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0893:
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JEL Classification: L14; L17; L41; O31; O32

Tags: open source software; innovation; incentives; intrinsic motivation; motivated agents; reputation; reciprocity

CEP Discussion Paper
HRM Practices and Knowledge Processes Outcomes: Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment on UK SMEs in the Tourism Hospitality and Leisure Sector Andreas Georgiadis and Christos N. Pitelis February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0850:
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JEL Classification: M12; M50

Tags: human resources; innovation and business development expenditure; policy evaluation

CEP Special Report
Interoperability and Market Foreclosure In the European Microsoft Case Kai Uwe Kühn and John Van Reenen
February 2008
Paper No' CEPSP20:
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JEL Classification: O3; L1; L4

Tags: leverage; interoperability; abuse of a dominant position; innovation

CEP Discussion Paper
Innovation in Business Groups Sharon Belenzon and Tomer Berkovitz
November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0833:
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JEL Classification: G34; L22; L26; O32

Tags: business groups; innovation; internal capital markets

CEP Discussion Paper
Valuing Rail Access Using Transport Innovations Steve Gibbons and Stephen Machin
January 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0611:
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JEL Classification: R4

Tags: house prices; transport innovations

CEP Discussion Paper
Digital Goods and the New Economy Danny Quah
March 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0563:
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JEL Classification: D60;L12;O30;R12

Tags: aspatial; emergence; idea; information; innovation; intellectual asset; internet; knowledge; open source; weightless economy

CEP Discussion Paper
Matching Demand and Supply in a Weightless Economy: Market-Driven Creativity With and Without IPRs Danny Quah
June 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0534:
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JEL Classification: D90;O14;O30

Tags: cultural good; finitely expansible; innovation; intellectual asset; intellectual property; internet; ip valuation; ipr; knowledge product; mp3; nonrival; software

CEP Discussion Paper
Measuring the Cost Effectiveness of an R&D Tax Credit for the UK Rachel Griffith, Stephen Redding and John Van Reenen
September 2001
Paper No' CEPDP0509:
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JEL Classification: H20; O32; O47

Tags: growth; innovation; r&d; tax credit; total factor productivity (tfp)

CEP Discussion Paper
Technological Innovation and Performance in the United Kingdom Stephen Nickell and John Van Reenen
January 2001
Paper No' CEPDP0488:
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Tags: innovation; technology; productivity growth

CEP Discussion Paper
Nursery Cities: Urban Diversity, Process Innovation and the Life-Cycle of Products Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga
February 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0445:
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Tags: cities; diversity; specialisation; innovation; learning; life-cycle

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